Randolph News

A fire that damaged a house in Randolph on Wednesday is not suspicious, but the cause is still unknown, according to investigators.

The state awarded more than $3 million in grants Tuesday to communities for projects that are expected to create jobs.

Pink Martini performs Saturday at the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival, but aside from a couple of horns and a flair for swing there isn't much that's jazz about the sprawling, eclectic group's sound.

A son, LeLand Hunter Woodard, was born May 14, 2009, to Craig Woodard and Jennifer Sabin of Northfield.

ROCKLAND : Employees of Mazzeos Stoves on Rt #90 in the West Rockport area recently attended a Harmon Stoves Pellet Sales & Service Training Program in Randolph, Vermont.

A daughter, Penelope Layne Wooden, was born April 29, 2009, to Michael Wooden and Darcy Daniels of Randolph.

Dairy farmer Bob Simpson said he was shocked when a sheriff's deputy appeared at his 900-acre farm in Braintree last week, handcuffed him, stuffed him in the back of the cruiser, drove him to Randolph, took his fingerprints and cited him with two felonies.

Justin Snide , Sam Rajsky and Chelset Tice eat pizza during a break at Castleton Videofest 2009 on Friday at Castleton State College.

It's a predominately local music weekend around these parts, with the majority of artists playing in and around the capital city this weekend hailing from our neck of the woods.

Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph has created a new program, "The Next Generation," for showcasing young local talent in the area of classical music.

The Vermont production of Maura Campbell's "Dreamtime," inspired by the 2001 murders of Dartmouth professors Half and Susanne Zantop, has raised eyebrows from Boston to Hanover.

Hutchinson Memorial Library hosts a showing of Disney's "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7. The movie is rated PG.

It seems spring has sprung here in central Vermont, and though the weather still is a bit chilly and unpredictable , there are crocuses up, a sure sign that we're almost there.

ESSEX - Joey Behlendorf talked with his fellow "Dreamtime" cast mate, Adam Langdon, and the play's creator, Maura Campbell, after a recent rehearsal at Langdon's home about how he prepares for his role as a heinous teenage killer.

Resident Bob Spencer says there are many reasons why Vermont should work toward expanding large-scale composting in the state.

The Burlington IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center and some community partners will open their doors Saturday to help people who need free tax preparation, a question answered or a payment schedule arranged.

The Randolph School Board approved 20 incoming and 17 outgoing open enrollment students, but put requests from students in three grades on a waiting list.

Police are investigating reports that vandals broke into two parked vehicles and took items from at least one of them some time Friday or Saturday morning.

A son, Cooper Louis Maraget, was born Feb. 18, 2009, to Louis Maraget and Nikol Ferno of Chelsea.

Two Northfield residents are being charged in connection with a large number of burglaries in Orange County after they were arrested following a police chase.